Patents by Inventor Andrea Formica

Andrea Formica has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Code activation management method for network slicing solutions, and corresponding entity, server and computer program
    Patent number: 11784884
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses in the field of network slice management are disclosed. A method of managing, by means of an activation code management server (100), a plurality of activation codes (511 562) in a network includes steps of: providing (S31), for each of a plurality of network slices, a network slice identifier (570) in correspondence with a network slice; providing (S32) at least one VNF-product identifier (580), each VNF-product identifier (580) being in correspondence with a VNF; providing (S33) a plurality of activation code indicators (510, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560), each activation code indicator (510, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560 being indicative of one or more of the plurality of activation codes (511 562); and associating each of the plurality of activation code indicators (510, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560) with a corresponding network slice identifier (570) and a corresponding VNF-product identifier (580).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Antonio Buonocunto, Francesca Marfia, Francesco Conte, Andrea Formica, Fabio Ronca
  • Code Activation Management Method for Network Slicing Solutions, and Corresponding Entity, Server and Computer Program
    Publication number: 20220407778
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses in the field of network slice management are disclosed. A method of managing, by means of an activation code management server (100), a plurality of activation codes (511 562) in a network includes steps of: providing (S31), for each of a plurality of network slices, a network slice identifier (570) in correspondence with a network slice; providing (S32) at least one VNF-product identifier (580), each VNF-product identifier (580) being in correspondence with a VNF; providing (S33) a plurality of activation code indicators (510, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560), each activation code indicator (510, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560 being indicative of one or more of the plurality of activation codes (511 562); and associating each of the plurality of activation code indicators (510, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560) with a corresponding network slice identifier (570) and a corresponding VNF-product identifier (580).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Antonio Buonocunto, Francesca Marfia, Francesco Conte, Andrea Formica, Fabio Ronca